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Author |
: Braj B. Kachru |
Publisher |
: Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages |
: 640 |
Release |
: 2008-03-27 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1139465503 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781139465502 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (03 Downloads) |
Synopsis Language in South Asia by : Braj B. Kachru
South Asia is a rich and fascinating linguistic area, its many hundreds of languages from four major language families representing the distinctions of caste, class, profession, religion, and region. This comprehensive new volume presents an overview of the language situation in this vast subcontinent in a linguistic, historical and sociolinguistic context. An invaluable resource, it comprises authoritative contributions from leading international scholars within the fields of South Asian language and linguistics, historical linguistics, cultural studies and area studies. Topics covered include the ongoing linguistic processes, controversies, and implications of language modernization; the functions of South Asian languages within the legal system, media, cinema, and religion; language conflicts and politics, and Sanskrit and its long traditions of study and teaching. Language in South Asia is an accessible interdisciplinary book for students and scholars in sociolinguistics, multilingualism, language planning and South Asian studies.
Author |
: Hans Henrich Hock |
Publisher |
: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG |
Total Pages |
: 964 |
Release |
: 2016-05-24 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9783110423389 |
ISBN-13 |
: 3110423383 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (89 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Languages and Linguistics of South Asia by : Hans Henrich Hock
With nearly a quarter of the world’s population, members of at least five major language families plus several putative language isolates, South Asia is a fascinating arena for linguistic investigations, whether comparative-historical linguistics, studies of language contact and multilingualism, or general linguistic theory. This volume provides a state-of-the-art survey of linguistic research on the languages of South Asia, with contributions by well-known experts. Focus is both on what has been accomplished so far and on what remains unresolved or controversial and hence offers challenges for future research. In addition to covering the languages, their histories, and their genetic classification, as well as phonetics/phonology, morphology, syntax, and sociolinguistics, the volume provides special coverage of contact and convergence, indigenous South Asian grammatical traditions, applications of modern technology to South Asian languages, and South Asian writing systems. An appendix offers a classified listing of major sources and resources, both digital/online and printed.
Author |
: Jeffrey P. Williams |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Total Pages |
: 228 |
Release |
: 2020-08-30 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781351967723 |
ISBN-13 |
: 135196772X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (23 Downloads) |
Synopsis Expressive Morphology in the Languages of South Asia by : Jeffrey P. Williams
Expressive Morphology in the Languages of South Asia explores the intricacies of the grammars of several of the languages of the South Asian subcontinent. Specifically, the contributors to this volume examine grammatical resources for shaping elaborative, rhyming, and alliterative expressions, conveying the emotions, states, conditions and perceptions of speakers. These forms, often referred to expressives, remain relatively undocumented, until now. It is clear from the evidence on contextualized language use that the grammatically artistic usage of these forms enriches and enlivens both every day and ritualized genres of discourse. The contributors to this volume provide grammatical and sociolinguistic documentation through a typological introduction to the diversity of expressive forms in the languages of South Asia. This book is suitable for students and researchers in South Asian Languages, and language families of the following; Dravidian, Indo-Aryan, Iranian, Sino-Tibetan and Austro-Asiatic.
Author |
: Ee Ling Low |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Total Pages |
: 218 |
Release |
: 2021-08-29 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780429782060 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0429782063 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (60 Downloads) |
Synopsis English in East and South Asia by : Ee Ling Low
This book provides a first systematic and comprehensive account of English in East and South Asia (EESA) based on current research by scholars in the field. It has several unique features. Firstly, it provides a rigorous theoretical overview that is necessary for the understanding of EESA in relation to the burgeoning works on World Englishes as a discipline. Secondly, in the section on linguistic features, a systematic template was made available to the contributors so that linguistic coverage of the variety/varieties is similar. Thirdly, the vibrancy of the sociolinguistic and pragmatic realities that govern actual English in use in a wide variety of domains such as social media, the Internet and popular culture/music are discussed. Finally, this volume includes an extensive bibliography of works on EESA, thus providing a useful and valuable resource for language researchers, linguists, classroom educators, policymakers and anyone interested in the topic of EESA or World Englishes. This volume hopes to advance understanding of the spread and development of the different sub-varieties reflecting both the political developments and cultural norms in the region.
Author |
: Chaise LaDousa |
Publisher |
: Taylor & Francis |
Total Pages |
: 201 |
Release |
: 2021-07-08 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781000407853 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1000407853 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (53 Downloads) |
Synopsis Language, Education, and Identity by : Chaise LaDousa
This book examines medium of instruction in education and studies its social, economic, and political significance in the lives of people living in South Asia. It provides insight into the meaning of medium and what makes it so important to identity, aspiration, and inequality. It questions the ideologized associations between education and social and spatial mobility and discusses the gender- and class-based marginalization that comes with vernacular-medium education. The volume also considers how policy measures, such as the Right to Education (RTE) Act in India, have failed to address the inequalities brought by medium in schools, and investigates questions on language access, inclusion, and rights. Drawing on extensive fieldwork and in-depth interviews, the book will be indispensable for students and scholars of anthropology, education studies, sociolinguistics, sociology, and South Asian studies. It will also appeal to those interested in language and education in South Asia, especially the role of language in the reproduction of inequality.
Author |
: G. A. Zograph |
Publisher |
: Taylor & Francis |
Total Pages |
: 127 |
Release |
: 2023-03-08 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781000831658 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1000831655 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (58 Downloads) |
Synopsis Languages of South Asia by : G. A. Zograph
First published in 1982, Languages of South Asia covers all important languages and language groups of the so-called Indian subcontinent (India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bhutan). It concentrates on the more southern languages, that is the Indo-Aryan, Dravidian and Munda groups; a brief survey of Tibeto-Burman languages is also included. As well as giving a description of the current status and character of each language, Dr. Zograph goes into a detailed structural analysis of its phonology, morphology and syntax. The problems of the historical background of the modern languages, and their classification, are also discussed. The book is supplemented by two language maps, tables showing the main alphabets, a bibliography of reliable works on the subject and an index of 350 language names used in the text. This book will be of interest to students of language, linguistics and South Asian studies.
Author |
: Michael C. Shapiro |
Publisher |
: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG |
Total Pages |
: 308 |
Release |
: 2019-11-18 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9783110857634 |
ISBN-13 |
: 3110857634 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (34 Downloads) |
Synopsis Language and Society in South Asia by : Michael C. Shapiro
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Author |
: Clarence Maloney |
Publisher |
: Brill Archive |
Total Pages |
: 202 |
Release |
: 1978 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9004057412 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9789004057418 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (12 Downloads) |
Synopsis Language and Civilization Change in South Asia by : Clarence Maloney
Author |
: Mohammad Jahangeer Warsi |
Publisher |
: Gyan Publishing House |
Total Pages |
: 284 |
Release |
: 2008 |
ISBN-10 |
: 8121210100 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9788121210102 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (00 Downloads) |
Synopsis Linguistic Dynamism in South Asia by : Mohammad Jahangeer Warsi
Top linguistics of India, Taiwan, Nepal, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and various Indian states have contributed on the features of different local languages which are at different levels of development and face problem of growth.
Author |
: William Bright |
Publisher |
: Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages |
: 186 |
Release |
: 1990 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780195063653 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0195063651 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (53 Downloads) |
Synopsis Language Variation in South Asia by : William Bright
South Asia presents the linguist with a bewildering variety of regional dialects, social dialects, formal and informal registers, literary standards, languages, writing systems, and language families. Written over a period of more than twenty years, these essays by a leading authority on South Asian language cover a broad range of topics in South Asian linguistics. The essays address social dialect, structural borrowing, areal linguistics, the relation between literary and colloquial standards, and the role of written language in South Asian culture from the times of the ancient Indus Valley civilization. Offering a sociolinguistic approach, and encompassing both descriptive and historical studies, this collection of twelve of Bright's most important essays reflects his extensive research on the linguistics of South Asia.